His return to Gambia comes after his predecessor left for Equatorial Guinea on Saturday, after weeks of pressure from West African leaders to step down.

There are also strong indications that Gambians, in droves, have started to return home from neighbouring Senegal on Monday, hours after ECOWAS troops secured Banjul and took control over the seat of government, State House.

Dozens of buses carried Gambians back across the border, while checkpoints were crowded with those waiting to cross on foot, bicycle or by car.

No less than 45,000 Gambians had fled to Senegal since the election, according to the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).

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